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CALEB STICKNEY, OF NEWVBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOGEORGE E. STICKNEY, OF SAME PLACE.

MUSIC-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 564,397, dated J u1y-211896.

Application filed March 2, 1596. Serial No. 581,473. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, CALEB STIOKNEY, of Newburyport, county of Essex,State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement inMusic-Stands, ofwhich the following description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representinglike parts.

This invention has for. its object to con struct a knockdown music-standwhich is very light, and when assembled for use is very stable, and whenknocked down can be inclosed in a small-sized case, which may be, forinstance, about the size of an ordinary music-roll, and may thus beconveniently carried about.

In accordance with this invention the hollow case, which may be made asa hollow cylinder, is adapted to itself form the standard or post, or acooperative part of the standard or post, of the stand, and from thelower end of said case the legs project and at the upper end of saidcase the rack is supported when the parts are assembled for use. Thishollow case is made large enough to receive and hold all the other partsof the stand. The several legs, of which there may be three, arearranged to be drawn into or out of the case, as desired, and means areprovided for holding them in the case and for locking them rigidly whenthey are drawn out.

The music-rack, which when the stand is assembled is supported at theupper end of the hollow standard or post, is composed of a centralvertical supporting-bar and several horizontalbars detachably connectedthereto, said supporting-bar being obliquely arranged at the upper endof a rod or bar which slides in bearings provided for it in the hollowstandard or post. The oblique supportingbar is connected with thesliding rod or bar in such a manner that the rack may be readilyreversed whenever desired to bring the opposite side of the sheet ofmusic to View.

Figure 1 shows, in front elevation, a music stand embodying thisinvention; Fig. 2, an enlarged side View of the upper part of the stand,showing the reversible connection of the supporting-bar for the rack;Fig. 3, a

detail similar to Fig. 2, showing the rack reversed; Fig. 4, a detail ofthe upper crossbar of the rack; Fig. 5, a detail of the lower cross-barof the rack; Fig. 6, a view of the lower end of the hollow case, showingthe looking or retaining device for the legs; and Fig. 7, a View of theupper end of the hollow case, the lid being turned to expose the partscontained therein.

7 The hollow case a, made as a hollow cyl inder, is closed at the upperend by a circular lid 0, pivot-ally connected to one side of the case toswing in a horizontal plane, and is closed at the lower end by a plate aContained within the hollow case or cylinder a is a tube a which issecured centrally therein by means of a bracket or otherwise. it asliding collar 1), having three pairs of ears I), which form bearingsfor the upper ends of the legs 19 said tube thereby serving as a guideupon which said collar slides.

The lower end plate a of the hollow case has three holes 12 through it,through which said legs 19 will project when they are drawn out. Theholes 12 are located near the outer edge of the end plate a and when thecollar 1) is moved along the tube a from the dottedline position shownin Fig. l to the full-line position therein shown, said legs passing outthrough said holes will gradually spread to form a tripod. The collar 1)descends until it strikes the lower end plate.

A locking or retaining plate c'is connected with the lower end plate aby means of a thumb-screw c, said plate being designed to hold the legsin the case when they are drawn in, and also to lock them spread whenthey are drawn out. This plate therefore has three projections 0arranged to cover the openings 12 when the plate is turned into properposition, and the legs, drawn into the case, will be thus prevented fromcoming out. This plate also has curved portions 0 which, when turnedinto proper position, may be, brought to bear against the inner sides orfaces of the projecting legs, and. when the plate islso dis- This tubeis adapted to receive uponposed the thumb-screw may be turned to rigidlysecure it in place, and thereby rigidly I IOO case is formed with a slot6, extending from one edge inward to the center, and it has aclamping-ring comprising the fixed semicircular portion 6' and thesemicircular portion c pivoted at e to the lid, and athumb clamp ing-nutc loosely connected to the extremity of the pivoted part 8 and adaptedto enter a notch formed at one side of the fixed part c. A rod or bar fis provided, which, when the parts are assembled, may be firmly held bythis clamping device or ring, as represented in Fig. 1, and when theparts are knocked down may be inserted into the tube (13, and therebyentirely concealed within the hollow case. By means of this clampingdevice the height of the music-stand may be varied at pleasure, as, forinstance, if it is desired to lower the rack the thumb clamping-nut e isloosened and the rod f is pushed into the hollow' case a any desireddistance and then clamped; but if the rack is in its extended position,as in Fig. 2, the rod 71 will be pushed into said hollow case a therequired distance when it is desired to lower the music-stand, and saidrod 01 will be clamped in the same manner as the rod f. The slot e inthe end plate or lid (0 is provided so that the hollow case a can bequickly made ready for the reception of the several pieces when knockingdown the stand, for by the use of this slot the clamp 6 maybe open edand the rod f permitted to slide down into the guide-tube a and the lida then swung on its pivot into the position shown in Fig. 7 without thenecessity of removing said rod from the hollow case a. This rod or barfhas at its upper end a block f, which is formed with an oblique hole orsocket adapted to receive and hold in a more or less upright position,as shown in Fig. 2, a supporting-bar at, said bar rearwardly incliningtocorrespond to the obliquity of the socket. This bar a is formed at itslower end with a transverse or diametrical slot or groove which receivesa horizontal .pin 2, located at the bottom of the oblique hole or socketformed in the block f, and fixed to said block, so that said bar 17.while bottoming in the socket rests on or embraces the pin 2. Byslightly raising the bar a it may be caused to disengage said pin 2, andwhen so lifted its position in the socket may be reversed. The rack iscomposed of this obliquely-arranged supporting-bar n and severalcross-bars n n n thereon. The cross-bar n is provided with a clip a,which embraces the supporting bar n, and a spring a secured to saidcross-bar n on its front side opposite said clip of, proj ects throughan opening in said cross-bar n, and, bearing on the supporting-bar n,serves to hold the cross-bar n in any position of vertical adjustment.The cross-bar n is provided with a grooved block a which may be placedupon the supporting-bar n, and by em.- bracing said bar will be held inplace thereon. The cross-bar n has a similarly grooved block. In orderthat the cross-bars n nithus provided with grooved blocks, may be placedupon the supporting-bar a, said bar is formed Withreduced portions 02?,as shown in Fig. 1.

hen a higher stand is desired than can be made by the parts shown inFig. 1, assem bled as therein shown, the horizontal crossbar a may bedetached from the supportingbar a and used to extend the barf, as shownin Fig. 2, wherein it will be seen that said cross-bar n is formed witha tubular or socketed end to receive the lower end of the rod or barf.

The three cross-bars n n n maybe placed in the hollow case around thecentral guide a as represented in Fig. 7.

I claim-- 1. In a music-stand, the combination of the hollow case a, aclamp at its upper end, a rack, and supporting-rod therefor adapted tobe held by said clamp, a tubular guide a contained within. said hollowcase, adapted to re ceive within it said supporting-rod, the legs b anda sliding collar 1) on the guide a with which said legs are pivotallyconnected, and means for holding said legs confined within the hollowcase, and for holding them spread when they are projected, substantiallyas described.

2. In a music-stand, the combination of the hollow case a adapted tosupport a rack at its upper end, the guide a contained within it, legs band sliding collar 1) on the guide a with which said legs are pivotallyconnected, the lower end-plate a having holes b through which said legsproject, and the locking or retaining plate 0, having projections 0 andcurved portions 0 and thumb-screw c for securing said plate a to theend-plate c and holding it in its different adjusted positions, to coverthe holes I), or to hold the legs spread, substantially as described.

3. In a music-stand, the hollow case (L having legs 12 movable into andout of the case, and means for spreading them, and the pivoted lid a,combined with the detachable rod or barf, and the separable rack adaptedto be connected therewith and made reversible thereon, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a music-stand, the hollow case ahaving legs Z1 movable into andout of the case, and means for spreading them, and the pivoted lid a,combined with the detachable rod or bar f having a block f at its upperend formed with an oblique socket, and the separable rack having as acooperative part of it a central supporting-bar n, the lower end ofwhich is adapted to enter said socket, substantially as described.

5. In a music-stand, the hollow case a having legs 11 movable into andout of the case, and means for spreading them, and the pivoted lid a,combined with the detachable rod or bar f having a block f at its upperend formed with an oblique socket, and the separable rack composed ofthe central supporting-bar n and detachable cross-bars 02/,0'29, nsubstantially as described.

6. In a music-stand, the hollow case ahaving legs I) movable into andout of the case, the rod f when desired, substantially as de- IO andmeans for spreading them and the pivscribed.

oted lid a, combined with the detachable rod In testimony whereof I havesigned my or bar f having a block f at its upper end name to thisspecification in the presence of formed with an oblique socket, and theseptwo subscribing Witnesses.

arable rack composed of the central support- CALEB STICKNEY. ing-bar 'nand detachable cross-bars n, n n Witnesses: one of which as n is formedwith a tubular JAMES V. FELKER,

0r socketed end to serve as an extension of FRANK B. IRELAND.

